Pretty in pink Race for Life
Pupils, staff and mums from King Edward’s dressed in pink and ran, jogged or walked in the Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
The Race for Life took place on Sunday 6th June on a 5km track around the University of Bath. Over 3,000 people took part in the event, with over fifty girls from KES, including KES mum Angela Mount, whose battle with the disease has inspired her to set up her own charity Rose for Life. Angela took part with her six-year-old daughter Ellie from the Pre-Prep.
There were two races, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Over 30 year pupils from the Pre-Prep, Junior and Senior School, along with parents, friends and teachers ran, jogged or walked the course in the afternoon, and 4 members of the KES community finished in the top four places, amazing effort everyone, well done!
Mrs Lindsay – 1st place
Mrs Wilson – 2nd place
Maddy Awan – 3rd place
Molly Buxton – 4th place
The Race for Life is a really unique event because it is the largest all-female fundraising event in the UK. Many of the participants have either battled cancer themselves or know somebody who has.
Wendy Bedeman, Sixth Form tutor from King Edward’s Senior School, who went with a group of girls from the sixth form, commented:
“The atmosphere was fantastic, everyone came dressed up and it was such good fun. You don’t have to race if you don’t want to, you can walk or jog, so you don’t have to worry about training for the event. It’s a good feeling to help other people and to collect funds for Cancer Research.”
For more information about the Race for Life go to www.raceforlife.org.
Chairman of Governors new appointment
We are very pleased to inform you that Mr Alan Morsley has been elected as the new Chairman of King Edward’s School, and takes office with immediate effect.
A Graduate of Imperial College, London, and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics, Alan has spent his career in education, teaching Mathematics in both the independent and maintained sectors. He was Headmaster of Rishworth School from 1986 -1992, and then Headmaster of Plymouth College for 14 years until his retirement in 2006. During this time he also served as Chairman of the Headmaster’s Conference (South West) from 2003-2005.
Alan joined the Board of Governors in July 2007, and has held particular responsibilities for Child Protection, Human Resources and Bursaries.
Netball and Hockey Skills Day
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Over 70 children from Bathwick St Mary’s, St. Stephen’s Primary School, King Edward’s Junior School, Heywood Preparatory School and Springmead Preparatory School took part in the event.
The purpose of the day was to help the children improve their skills at the game and have an enjoyable day. By giving them confidence in their abilities it is hoped to encourage a lifelong enthusiasm for both netball and hockey.
Helen Tully, Acting Head of Girls’ Games at King Edward’s School commented:
“We are delighted to welcome such expert coaches to King Edward’s School. The Netball and Hockey Skills Day is a superb opportunity for pupils to develop their skills. It is also designed to be great fun. The coaches enjoy passing on their skills and their enthusiasm for sport. We very much hope that it will motivate the youngsters to follow in their footsteps.”
Global Schools Partnership Visit from Maurice Odindo, Wagwer School
Pupils at King Edward’s Junior School were delighted to talk to Maurice Odindo, Head Teacher of Wagwer Primary School, Kenya during his visit to the school this month.
King Edward Junior School and Wagwer Primary School are global development partnership schools, part of the Department for International Development (DFID) initiative, which seeks to encourage an understanding and knowledge of the world though exchange visits and joint curricular work.
During his visit, Maurice Odindo has been taking part in lessons, clubs and activities as well as talking to pupils about his experiences teaching and living in Kenya. The children especially enjoyed tasting Kenyan food at a special lunch during his visit.
Greg Taylor, Headmaster of King Edward’s Junior School commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Maurice Odindo from Wagwer Primary School Kenya to join us. Global School Partnerships are an exciting and effective way of providing learners with an understanding and knowledge of the world. We appreciate the benefits of fostering bonds of friendship between future citizens of the world. The exchange helps our children to appreciate and value other cultures and to enjoy making new friendships across the world.”
Demon Headmaster author, Gillian Cross, launches Children's Book Week at Junior School
Demon Headmaster author, Gillian Cross, launched Children’s Book Week at King Edward’s Junior School on Tuesday 2nd March.
The pupils enjoyed an assembly with the author who gave the children tips on writing really good stories as well as answering many of their questions. At lunchtime the children were eager to meet Gillian and get their books signed by her.
Gillian Cross is the first author to visit King Edward’s Junior School as part of Children’s Book Week celebrations from Tuesday 2nd March to Monday 8th March.
Anna Wilson, author of Puppy Love and Kitten Caboodle, will being reading from her books during assembly on Wednesday 3rd March.
Poet Paul Cookson, will be in School on Monday 8th March to run poetry workshops for Years 3, 5 and 6.
Pupil’s will be taking part in a Grand Parade dressed as their favourite Fairy Tale characters everybody from wicked queens to the three little pigs.
During the week children from ages 7 to 10 will be writing their own stories, reading extracts from their favourite books, discussing what makes a good story, reciting poetry and trading their favourite children’s books at a Grand Book Swap in aid of Wagwer School in Kenya on Thursday 4th March.
